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What Took China So Long to Master Ballpoint Pens?

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January 31, 2017

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Despite making almost 40 billion ballpoint pens a year, until recently China was struggling to manufacture one component domestically. WSJ explains what made it so difficult. Illustration: Menglin Huang

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